Hello Eric, I got confused, you are absolutely right. Here is a thread I started a few years ago when we bought our first units :
https://community.brocade.com/t5/Ethernet-Fabric-VDX-CNA/Passive-Twinax-cables-not-recognized-in-VDX-switches/td-p/28978 Best regards. 2018-03-21 23:58 GMT+01:00 Eric Litvin <e...@lumaoptics.net>: > You need to program the passive dac to look like an active dac. Brocade > wants active. > > Ping me if you want help. > > Eric > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 21, 2018, at 3:36 PM, Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > > > No one knows of such a command and apparently the VDX line is finicky > with what passive DACs they'll work with. I just ordered more of the ones I > know that work. > > > > > > Tangent: Is it normal for these guys to still transmit light even when > the interface is shut? > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> > > To: "NANOG list" <nanog@nanog.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 3:18:28 PM > > Subject: Brocade unsupported transceiver? > > > > Anyone know if there is a command in Brocade NOS (4.x) to force the use > of an unsupported transceiver? If so, what is it? > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > >
